Counter-urbanisation Flashcards
Define C-U
the process in which the population of a city falls as people move out beyond the rural-urban fringe into areas that are truly rural
Causes of C-U
better accessibility with motorways making it easier to commute
Better mobility: increase in car ownership
Increase in wealth: afford travel
Change in agriculture: less land needed
Green belts force people to have to move further
Perception of a better quality of life
Push factors to C-U
congestion in cities
pollution
crime
Pull factors for C-U
rural idyll
perception of better quality of life
safer environment to raise family
Who typical moves to rural areas
affluent and mobile people
young families with children
How does C-U affect the inner city
population decline
people who leave affluent and well qualified leaving untrained workforce
city looses local tax revenue
less funds of infrastructure
How does C-U affected houses in rural areas
changes to layout of village can cause conflict
increase in house prices meaning local young can’t afford
How do does c-u affect services in rural areas
changes to services as post offices and shops shut down as
